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story2852.xml

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2002-09-11

Every weekday morning I turn on the news as I get ready for work. At 6:30am I turned on the t.v. and went back to bed to rest for a few more minutes. As I was dozing off again I heard "plane crash" on the news which woke me up. At that time only the first plane had crash into the first tower and as I continue to watch the second plane crashed into the second tower. I continue watching the news and debating whether I should go to work. My family insist that I stay but I felt that I should work, or at least get out for some fresh air. I went to work in San Francisco, while on Bart there was talk of the towers and PA. Everyone was talking to each other when normally everyone would either be asleep or buried in their books or newspaper. WHen I got to work I was told to go back home. When I headed outside, it was like a ghost town(in San Francisoc!). I head back home to Oakland and was glue to the tv for the rest of the day and most of the night. I had always felt that America was safe from these kind of violence, violence that happen only in other countries. I still fell safe, just more cautious.
Everytime I hear or see a plane, I look up to make sure that it's not close to buildings or anything. But no mater what, I still beleive in America, that we can stand up to anything and anyone. God Bless America.